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12. A Step Behind
Dale
Early morning they showered and dressed in a spare set of clothes. Then he allowed his wolf to come forward just enough so he could scent his mate with ease. The trail was fresh, but when they came to the door of the room, he knew without a shadow of a doubt that they were no longer in there.
They had somehow left the room before he and Grant had left theirs. So they went downstairs and asked the preppy young woman if she knew anything about their room number. She was very forthcoming with information when Grant smiled at her and told her the sob story that he was trying to find his sister.
She actually believed him and informed him that they had paid and left that morning, so waiting at the place would have been wasted effort. She did have some more information, telling them that the three had seemed friendly and unharmed, probably in an attempt to soothe Grant’s worry for his ‘sister’.
Then they ended
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